Dave Kagan introduced the rules & procedure for Share ‘n Tell including the dreaded gong! Bree Barnett Dreyfuss – Amador Valley High School Recently Bree used Energizer AA batteries in a physics lab only to find that several students were being shocked by them. It turns out that the plastic covering on the bottom terminal of the battery was not very well covered and the multi-stranded wire used in the experiment was poking underneath the covering and shorting out the battery. Duracell AA batteries have a better covered bottom terminal. Energizers can be fixed by putting a hole reinforce on…
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By Don Rathjen and Paul Doherty (absent presenter Sebastian Martin) from the Exploratorium A link to the powerpoint that accompanied this presentation will be linked soon. “Blinky Lights” is a nickname for a small LED light by Inova called a MicroLight. The light has three settings: bright, dim and blinking. Pressing the light once sets it to bright which is on constantly; two clicks is dim and then three clicks is blinking. The dim setting is actually oscillating on a duty cycle that blinks it back and forth very fast. You can see this by setting it to dim and…
At every section meeting one of our most popular portions is the Share n Tell during which participants have five minutes to share a demo, idea, concept, book, problem, example, etc. Talkative participants must fear the dreaded gong at the end of five minutes. Below please find notes and relevant links from the special double session of Share n Tell from our Fall NCNAAPT Section Meeting and mini-conference: Don Payne, Carondelet High School A Piezo Electric popper (spark fed) has been adapted to drive a small toy car. A film canister is filled with either ethanol or Bonaca breath spray.…
Thanks to all that came and made the Spring NCNAAPT Section Meeting a success! Below please find all the notes taken at today’s conference with available links and contact information. If you see a mistake or would like something added/ changed please contact the Secretary, Bree Barnett Dreyfuss. If you need proof of your attendance to today’s conference, you can download a Certificate of Attendance to print. Any questions can be sent to the Secretary.
Workshops in Room 307 Cailin Creighton, iFly: Cailin explained the format of educational programs available at iFly Indoor Skydiving in Union City, CA. There are several topics available for lectures, classroom examples as well as experiments at the facility. The educational program includes a tour of the wind tunnel, a lecture tailored for your class and one minute flights for students. Information about the program is available here. Any material developed by teachers relevant to the iFly experience can be sent to Cailin and contributed to a teacher resource page. (cailin@iflysfbay.com) Promo Code: “EDUCATION” 20% off first time flyer “earn…